GPG Engineering Process expert professional

Overview

The GPG Engineering End-to-End Process Manager is responsible to oversee and lead the entire engineering process within the Global Product Group (GPG) from creating tenders to supporting marketing quotations and providing Bills of Materials to manufacturing and towards ERP system; uses Lean methodologies and Digital Transformation to improve standardization, speed, and quality for customers and internal teams; supports the "Design Anywhere, Manufacture Anywhere" framework.

This role focuses on ensuring process efficiency and fostering a culture of continuous improvement. The manager will collaborate with various stakeholders and ensure alignment with business objectives. Additionally, the role emphasizes value stream process improvements, reduction of manual processes, and developing requirements for platform and tool teams to enhance the speed and quality of the design process; coordinates with factory Eng Process Managers and Digital Transformation Leads to ensure that best practices across the whole GPG are implemented for each product line.

• Diploma with 15-20 yrs experience or master’s or bachelor’s degree in engineering, Information Technology, or a related field with min 5-67years exp.
• Advanced degree or certifications in project management is a plus.
• Proven experience in managing complex projects, leading initiatives and managing multinational teams.
• Strong leadership and team management skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• Proficiency in agile methodologies and project management tools.

• Develop, implement, and manage engineering processes to ensure high-quality output and efficiency.
• Scale processes to fit various project sizes while retaining their intended value.
• Conduct regular process reviews to ensure adherence and continuous improvement.
• Lead Kaizen and Workshops to Identify and implement value stream improvements to enhance process efficiency and effectiveness.
• Utilize Lean methodologies to streamline workflows, eliminate waste, and optimize resource utilization.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (especially Sales, Operations and Procurement) to ensure alignment and integration of value stream improvements: have Engineering seen as part of the entire value chain
• Use Process discovery to identify bottlenecks in process and suggest improvements.
• Analyze current processes to identify areas with high manual intervention and develop strategies to automate these processes.
• Implement digital tools and technologies to reduce manual tasks and improve process accuracy and speed.
• Drive the above implementation in cooperation with the BU IT function – and stressing the concept of “Business Lead and IT Supported”
• Monitor and evaluate the impact of automation on process performance and make necessary adjustments.
• Collaborate with platform and tool teams to define requirements that enhance the speed and quality of tools.
• Ensure that tools and platforms are aligned with business needs and support the overall strategy.
• Monitor the performance of tools and platforms, providing feedback and recommendations for continuous improvement.
• Functionally lead a multinational team of Factory Eng Process Managers or Digital Transformation Lead to coordinate the common activity and ensure best practices between factories and across the GPG.
• Implement agile development setups and ensure timely delivery of projects.
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement by encouraging feedback and suggestions for process optimization.
• Analyze results of internal and external audits to identify common areas of improvement.
• Develop and share best practices across the engineering communities.
• Ensure successful implementation of projects, delivering tangible business value.
• Implement clear stages and decision points in the Engineering processes, as well as change management practices
• Define requirements for the universal processes that are applicable in Engineering such as Design Review, Time Tracking, Project management Tool set etc
• Work with cross functional teams to identify a common strategy for interfaces and process that are common across the product lines such as…